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Alun Rhys-Jenkins

Alun Rhys-Jenkins has established himself as a tenor singing the well-known character roles. He enjoys the challenge of realising the work of new composers, given his excellent musicianship, bright focused voice and strong acting ability.

Alun Rhys Jenkins, having taught music for eight years, decided on a singing career after winning the W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship at the 2004 National Eisteddfod of Wales.

He joined Welsh National Opera as a chorister in 2005 and sang the roles of Remendado in Carmen conducted by Michal Klauza; Streshnev in Khovanshchina conducted by Lothar Koenigs; First Tenor in The Seven Deadly Sins conducted by Carlo Rizzi; Sailor in Tristan und Isolde conducted by Mark Wigglesworth and Fourth Jew in Salome conducted by Lothar Koenigs. He also covered the roles of Ramiro in LaCenerentola; Bardolpho in Falstaff and Iskra in Mazeppa for the company.

After completing his studies with Dennis O’Neill at the Cardiff International Academy of Voice in 2006, Alun embarked on a freelance career. To date he has sung Remendado in Carmen; Goro in Madama Butterfly and DonCurzio in The Marriage of Figaro for English National Opera; Mastro Trabuco in La Forza Del Destino and Pedrillo in The Abduction of Seraglio for Welsh National Opera; Goro in Madama Butterfly; Major Domo and Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier for Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Bardolpho in Falstaff for the Iford Arts Festival and Witch in Hänsel Und Gretel for the Mananan International Festival.

Alun has also covered the roles of Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte; Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Iro in The Return of Ulysses for English National Opera; Basilio and Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro for Scottish Opera; Bardolpho in Falstaff; Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier and Squeak in Billy Budd for Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Lilaque Pere in Boulevard Solitude for Welsh National Opera.

Last season, he made his début with Garsington Opera as Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro.

This season, he performs Fourth Jew in Salome with English National Opera.

Concert highlights to date include Spoletta in a special semi-staged concert performance of Tosca as part of Sir Bryn Terfel’s 50th birthday celebrations at Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre; Fourth Jew in concert performances of Salome with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits; Beadle in a semi-staged performance of Sweeney Todd, with Sir Bryn Terfel in the Title Role, at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and soloist in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at L’Auditori, Barcelona, conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

Alun has performed Handel’s Messiah with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera at St David’s Hall, Cardiff and a Classical Spectacular at the Cardiff International Arena with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He also sang the role of Preacher in the World Premiere of Carbon 12, A Choral Symphony by Errollyn Wallen, conducted by Carlo Rizzi at the Wales Millennium Centre.

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BachMagnificat

BeethovenMass in C Major

BerliozL'Enfance du Christ

CimarosaRequiem

FauréRequiem

HandelMessiah

HaydnNelson Mass

HaydnSt Nicholas Mass

MendelssohnElijah

MozartRequiem

OrffCarmina Burana

RossiniStabat Mater

VerdiRequiem

WallenCarbon 12 (Preacher)

Bach

Magnificat

Beethoven

Mass in C Major

Berlioz

L'Enfance du Christ

Cimarosa

Requiem

Fauré

Requiem

Handel

Messiah

Haydn

Nelson Mass

Haydn

St Nicholas Mass

Mendelssohn

Elijah

Mozart

Requiem

Orff

Carmina Burana

Rossini

Stabat Mater

Verdi

Requiem

Wallen

Carbon 12 (Preacher)

BergLuluPrince, Manservant, Marquis

BizetCarmenRemendado

BrittenBilly BuddSqueak

BrittenA Midsummer Night's DreamSnout

GlanertCaligulaMucius

HumperdinckHansel Und Gretel Witch

MonteverdiReturn of UlyssesIro

MozartLe nozze di FigaroDon Curzio, Basilio

MozartThe Magic FluteMonostatos

MussorgskyKhovanshchinaStreshnev

PucciniMadama ButterflyGoro

PucciniToscaSpoletta

Richard StraussDer RosenkavalierFaninal's Major Domo, Valzacchi

Richard Strauss SalomeFourth Jew

RossiniLa CenerentolaRamiro

SondheimSweeney ToddBeadle

TchaikovskyMazeppaIskra

ToddSweetness and BadnessC.J

VerdiFalstaffBardolph

WagnerTristan und IsoldeSailor

WeillThe Seven Deadly SinsFirst Tenor

Berg

Lulu

Prince, Manservant, Marquis

Bizet

Carmen

Remendado

Britten

Billy Budd

Squeak

Britten

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Snout

Glanert

Caligula

Mucius

Humperdinck

Hansel Und Gretel

Witch

Monteverdi

Return of Ulysses

Iro

Mozart

Le nozze di Figaro

Don Curzio, Basilio

Mozart

The Magic Flute

Monostatos

Mussorgsky

Khovanshchina

Streshnev

Puccini

Madama Butterfly

Goro

Puccini

Tosca

Spoletta

Richard Strauss

Der Rosenkavalier

Faninal's Major Domo, Valzacchi

Richard Strauss

Salome

Fourth Jew

Rossini

La Cenerentola

Ramiro

Sondheim

Sweeney Todd

Beadle

Tchaikovsky

Mazeppa

Iskra

Todd

Sweetness and Badness

C.J

Verdi

Falstaff

Bardolph

Wagner

Tristan und Isolde

Sailor

Weill

The Seven Deadly Sins

First Tenor

Opera

Madama Butterfly

Goro in Madama Butterfly with Glyndebourne, October 2016 (Touring Production)

Bach Track

Alun Rhys-Jenkins's Goro ....among the better-taken minor roles.

Goro in Madama Butterfly with Glyndebourne, October 2016 (Touring Production)

Biggleswade Today/ Biggleswade Chronicle

Marriage broker Goro (superbly played by Alun Rhys-Jenkins)

Goro in Madama Butterfly with Glyndebourne, October 2016 (Touring Production)

Express

Alun Rhys-Jenkins is suitably louche as Goro.

Goro in Madama Butterfly with Glyndebourne, October 2016 (Touring Production)

Music OMH

Vulnerable Japanese girls with plain,humble faces are sold off by the likes of Goro, in the credibly oily and persuasive person of Alun Rhys-Jenkins.

Goro in Madama Butterfly with Glyndebourne, October 2016 (Touring Production)

Classical Source

Alun Rhys-Jenkins delivered a lethally spivvy Goro,

Le nozze di Figaro

Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro with Garsington Opera, June 2017

Music OMH

Alun Rhys-Jenkins an incisive Don Curzio

Tosca

Spoletta in a Semi-Staged Concert Performance of Tosca at the Wales Millennium Centre, November 2015

Hansel and Gretel

No reservations at all about the thrillingly non-camp, entirely convincing drag-Witch of Alun Rhys-Jenkins: a soignée, oversize waitress whose auburn coiffure is finally bundled into the Baby Belling.

This Artist Biography was last updated on 3 September 2018. It is our policy to update biographies every six months. If this information is to be used after 3 March 2019 please contact us and we shall be delighted to supply you with the latest version by return.